Meta is expanding the experimental features within its Edits app’s beta tab, offering creators advanced controls for motion, colour and workflow management as it aims to build a comprehensive video production suite.
Meta is widening access to experimental video-editing tools inside the beta tab of its Edits app, adding features aimed at creators who want finer control over motion, colour and project organisation. According to a press release seen by Social Media Today, the latest test features include speed curves for gradual speed changes, one-tap colour correction and folders for managing multiple drafts.
The beta tab, which Meta launched in June, is designed as an opt-in testing space. Features are off by default and can be switched on individually, allowing creators to try tools before they are fully released. Meta says users can also shake their phone to send feedback, a sign that the company is using Edits not just as a product but as a live development channel shaped by creator input.
On iOS, the new speed curve tool is intended to support precise speed ramping, a technique commonly used in short-form video to create smoother transitions between normal and accelerated playback. Meta said the feature has been one of the most requested additions from short-form creators. The company is also testing automatic colour correction, which adjusts exposure, contrast and tone with a single tap, reducing the amount of manual work needed for quick edits.
Project management is another focus. Meta is trialling folders on both iOS and Android so creators can separate drafts into different areas within the app. The company described the workflow as a way to make Edits feel more like a personal studio, with long-press controls to enter an organise mode and move drafts between folders. Adjustable layers are also being rolled out to Android users, after arriving on iOS in November, giving creators another way to keep visual elements aligned across a project.
The changes fit into a broader push to make Edits a more complete creation suite. TechCrunch reported in June that Meta was preparing an AI assistant and a desktop version for the app, which would extend it beyond mobile-first editing. Meta also launched Edits globally in April as a rival to ByteDance’s CapCut, and later added generative AI video-editing tools across Meta AI, its website and Edits itself. Taken together, the updates suggest Meta is building Edits into a fuller production environment rather than a simple editing tool.
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